TEHRAN (Dispatches) — A Chinese destroyer has docked in a southern Iranian port in the first such visit to the country by the Chinese navy, national television reported on Sunday.
Adm. Hussein Azad, naval base chief in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, said the four-day visit that began Saturday saw the two navies sharing expertise in the field of marine rescue. "On the last day of their visit while leaving Iran, the Chinese warships will stage a joint drill in line with mutual collaboration, and exchange of marine and technical information particularly in the field of aid and rescue," said Azad.